Skip the Borderlands movie and buy all the games for $37 instead
From Monday, August 12, the film adaptation of Borderland has a tragic 8% on Rotten Tomatoes, making it one of the worst-rated films of 2024. Good video game adaptations are on the rise, but Borderland is a stark reminder of…
Borderlands is a terrible movie, but there is still hope for BioShock
2K’s latest foray into the big screen with Borderland was a masterpiece of what a video game movie shouldn’t be, but that doesn’t mean their next effort will suffer the same fate. BioShock is the next 2K Games product to…
“Borderlands” is not the film you think it is, nor is it the film Eli Roth thinks it is
So, folks, let’s get this over with. It is, with microscopic to virtually nonexistent exceptions, an unhealthy practice to make a final judgment about a film before actually seeing it for yourself. While you can sift through social media anecdotes,…
Borderlands (Christian Movie Review) – The Collision
Although this long-in-development adaptation is based on a first-person shooter video game, it is a failure on every conceivable level. Without likable characters, entertaining action, or a sensible plot, Borderland is one of the worst films of the year. About…
The Borderlands movie is an astonishing waste of potential
On paper: Eli Roth’s Borderland Adaptation sounds like a recipe for solid sci-fi fun: Oscar winner Cate Blanchett as the quick-witted gunslinger Lilith; Jack Black, who just lent his voice to Bowser, as the quick-witted/annoying Claptrap; and Jamie Lee Curtis,…
Why an Oscar winner signed on to the panned Borderlands movie
Eli Roth’s Borderlands adaptation stars Oscar winners such as Cate Blanchett and Jamie Lee Curtis. The former explained why she took part in the project. The film was panned by critics. In an interview with USA Today, Blanchett revealed that…
Borderlands review: Another video game botches its film adaptation
Say what you will about Borderlands, the venerable Gearbox Software game series about treasure hunters on the ruined alien planet Pandora, it lives up to its title. Borderlands games find the places between places, whether it’s the line between traditional…
Borderlands film review: Cate Blanchett’s action fantasy is a trap that isn’t worth the applause | Hollywood
Borderlands Movie Review: Cate Blanchett has proven her versatility over the years, but she hasn’t had her Hunger Games or Mad Max yet. With her new film, she tries her hand at the fantasy-action genre, which unfortunately feels more like…
Film review of “Borderlands”: Dull, boring and almost unbearable
A still from “Borderlands” | Photo credit: YouTube/Lionsgate Movies It is an all too familiar motif in film history: the curse of the video game adaptation. Once a cautionary tale of doom, the genre has recently been given a new…
Borderlands (2024) – Movie Review
Borderland2024. Directed by: Eli Roth.Starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Jamie Lee Curtis, Edgar Ramírez, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Gina Gershon, Haley Bennett, Janina Gavankar, Cheyenne Jackson, Charles Babalola, Benjamin Byron Davis, Steven Boyer, Ryann Redmond, Bobby Lee ,…
